Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is destructive and poses a significant threat to
Caribbean coral reef ecosystems. Characterized by the acute loss of coral tissue, SCTLD …

Although knowledge on the diseases affecting corals has been accumulating exponentially
since the 2000s, even more effort is required to summarize and guide further investigation …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first observed in Florida in 2014 and has since
spread to multiple coral reefs across the wider Caribbean. The northern section of Florida's …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has persisted since 2014 in the Southeast Florida
Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area (Coral ECA) where it was first discovered. Most of …

Since 2014, stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has led to large-scale mortality of over
20 coral species throughout the Florida Reef Tract. In 2019, in-water disease intervention …

As climate change drives health declines of tropical reef species, diseases are further
eroding ecosystem function and habitat resilience. Coral disease impacts many areas …

For several decades, white plagues (WPDs: WPD-I, II and III) and more recently, stony coral
tissue loss disease (SCTLD) have significantly impacted Caribbean corals. These diseases …

Coral disease is a growing problem for coral reefs globally and diseases have been linked
to thermal stress, excess nutrients, overfishing and other human impacts. The Red Sea is a …

Black band disease is a globally distributed and easily recognizable coral disease. Despite
years of study, the etiology of this coral disease, which impacts dozens of stony coral …

We propose 'the moving target hypothesis' to describe the aetiology of a contemporary coral
disease that differs from that of its historical disease state. Hitting the target with coral …